Signature engagement
Fractional CIO Executive Assessment
A fixed three-week review of the technology agenda for a CEO, board, or investor who needs an independent executive view — not a tool inventory.
Eight domains
Each domain is reviewed from the executive seat: what is in place, what is assumed, and what would matter if the company grew, commercialized, or entered a transaction. The assessment is not a penetration test, a certified audit, or a software implementation.
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01
Technology strategy and governance
How technology decisions are made, who owns them, and whether the agenda matches the business plan.
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02
Cybersecurity and risk management
Executive exposure across identity, vendors, data, and the way risk is reported. Not a penetration test.
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03
Infrastructure and business continuity
Whether core systems and recovery arrangements can survive a disruption the business would actually feel.
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04
Enterprise applications
The systems the company runs on, where they overlap, and which ones will not support the next stage.
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05
Data management and AI readiness
Data ownership, quality, access, and whether proposed AI uses have a factual basis.
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06
IT operations and vendor management
How work gets done, which providers are critical, and where accountability is unclear.
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07
Technology financial management
Spend, contracts, and the investment cases leadership is being asked to believe.
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08
Organizational readiness and scalability
The team, the operating model, and the gaps that appear when the company grows or commercializes.
Deliverables
- Executive assessment report
- Technology maturity scorecard
- Prioritized risk register
- 90-day action plan
- 12-month technology roadmap
- Executive leadership presentation
Three weeks
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Week 1
Discovery
Interviews with the executive team and key operators, plus a review of the documents that actually govern technology: budgets, contracts, policies, org charts, and recent incidents or audits.
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Week 2
Analysis
The eight domains are scored, risks are ranked, and the gaps that matter to this company are separated from generic best practice.
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Week 3
Recommendations
The report, scorecard, risk register, 90-day plan, and 12-month roadmap are presented to leadership in a working session, not as a document drop.
Use the assessment to decide what happens next.
The consultation confirms fit, access to the right people, and whether three weeks is the right scope.